相遇

• Pinyin: xiāng yù
• Desglose de hanzi: 相 = 木 + 目 (mutual); 遇 = 辶 + 禺 (moving along a path and meeting someone)

Significado

Encontrarse (entre sí); coincidir; toparse.

Similar to 遇见 but more formal, and often implies two parties encountering each other simultaneously rather than one spotting the other. Common in literary narrative, formal description, and reflective writing.

Ejemplos

1. 两人在异乡街头偶然相遇，竟发现彼此是多年未曾联系的旧日同学。
2. 命运让他们在最不可能的地方相遇，从此彻底改变了彼此的人生轨迹。
3. 在那次国际学术会议上，她与日后的合作伙伴意外相遇，一见如故。

Guía de uso

Contexto: narrative, literature, social, everyday

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 我们在机场候机时偶然相遇，聊了整整一个小时，仿佛故友重逢。(We happened to meet at the airport while waiting for our flights, and chatted for a full hour, as if reuniting with old friends.)
• 两列火车在茫茫旷野中相遇，各自飞驰而过，只留下一道风声。(The two trains met in the vast open wilderness, each rushing past the other, leaving only the sound of the wind.)

Incorrecto

• 我相遇了一个朋友 — 相遇 is typically intransitive and reciprocal; say 我和一个朋友相遇了 or 我遇见了一个朋友 for a one-sided encounter

Origen e historia

相 (mutually) + 遇 (encounter/come across) — encountering each other

Contexto cultural

Época: Modern

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal